Reviews

After You'd Gone by Maggie O'Farrell

judenoseinabook's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Wow. What an emotional roller coaster. Wonderful book.
One of the most telling portraits of grief I have ever read.
The story jumps around in time person and place but somehow it all fits together like a jigsaw.  The ending is enigmatic, but fits.
Maggie O'Farrel is a brilliant writer! This is the 4th one of hers I've read now and I must read the rest soon.

saluda9's review against another edition

4.25

I love Maggie O'Farrell 

atomicyoghurt's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

elodieamelia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

aimalicious811's review

4.0

I really like this book, but I felt the ending was very abrupt, and I did not care for that.

srkb's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

hollynoellejoan's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

erinmc30's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

sharon5657's review

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

raybudbury's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I loveeeee when authors do multiple different povs as an effect of what’s going on in the story. We got 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in this bad boy. 

I’m jumping between 3.5-4 with this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Murder